Ouachita Bapt
ist University’s Division of Music will host its 17th annual Mary Shambarg
er Competition for Singers on Tuesday\, March 3rd\, at 2 p.m. in Mabee Fin
e Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on the Ouachita campus. The competitio
n’s performances are open to the public.

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The co
mpetition is open to Ouachita voice principals in their fourth semester of
study or beyond and features a repertoire that rotates annually among sel
ections from art songs\, music theatre and arias. This year’s competition
will highlight art songs.

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“This will be a fantastic afternoon of v
arious art songs of all different styles and time periods\,” said David St
anley\, instructor of music and event coordinator. This year\, 20 uppercla
ssmen voice principals are in competition.

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The Shambarger Competit
ion is held each year to honor Mary Shambarger\, professor emerita of musi
c\, who served as a professor and vocal instructor on Ouachita’s music fac
ulty for 32 years. Shambarger was influential in the formation of the Ouac
hita-Tones\, an all-female singing ensemble\, which she later restructured
into what is now known as the Ouachita Sounds\, a smaller ensemble of mal
e and female students.

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“The Shambarger Competition is not only a w
onderful opportunity for student performers to share their musical gifts t
hrough song\, but also an opportunity to win generous prize money\,” noted
Stanley. “This competition typically brings out the very best in our OBU
vocalists.”

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The generous prize money is made available by Shambarg
er to encourage students to present their work in the most professional wa
y possible. The first-place winner will receive a $500 award\; second plac
e will receive $300\; third place will receive $200\; fourth place will re
ceive $100 and honorable mention will receive $50.

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Shambarger furt
her remains involved by serving as one of the judges. Dr. Charles Wright\,
former dean of the OBU School of Fine Arts and current development office
r\, and Jenna Williams Tucker\, a 2002 Ouachita graduate and voice profess
ional\, join her in adjudication.

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A reception in the Hammons Galle
ry of Mabee Fine Arts Center honoring the singers and judges will follow t
he competition.

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For more information\, contact OBU’s School of Fin
e Arts at (870) 245-5129.

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ie Montgomery will perform a concert on Friday\, March 6\, in Ouachita Bap
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ol of Fine Arts’ Guest Artist Series. Tickets can be purchased for $5 each
at www.obu.edu/boxoffice.\n\n\n\n\n\n“Bonnie’s rockabilly songs will be a
big hit with fans of country music\,” said Adam Wheat\, Ouachita’s fine a
rts administrator\, adding that “anyone who appreciates fun music” will en
joy her performance.\nWheat has been working to expand the Guest Artist Se
ries\, which includes musical and theatrical performances as well as visua
l arts displays. “We wanted to reserve at least one space in our series ea
ch year to feature one of our many distinguished alumni\,” he explained.\n
Montgomery\, a native of Arkansas\, is known as a classically trained oper
a singer by day and country queen by night. Describing her style\, her web
site says\, “Bonnie’s catalog hails from a place where outlaw country sadd
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ope sharing her twist on classic country music\, and in 2010 she earned th
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uffington Post\, The London Daily Telegraph and Time Magazine for her comp
osition of Billy Blythe\, a folk opera based on the childhood of President
Bill Clinton. Montgomery’s first full-length album was released in the su
mmer of 2014\, and she is currently traveling the country with her band pe
rforming concerts in such cities as Little Rock\, Austin and Los Angeles.
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ach English before returning to the U.S. to complete her Master of Arts de
gree in music at the University of Missouri’s Kansas City Conservatory of
Music. She was named a recipient of the Ouachita Alumni Milestone Award in
2012.\nTickets are $5 each and may be purchased from the OBU Box Office w
eekdays from 1-5 p.m. Tickets also may be purchased online at www.obu.edu/
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Returning to
her alma mater next month\, singer-songwriter Bonnie Montgomery will perfo
rm a concert on Friday\, March 6\, in Ouachita Baptist University’s Verser
Theatre at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Ouachita School of Fine Arts’ Guest A
rtist Series. Tickets can be purchased for $5 each at www.obu.edu/boxoffic
e.

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“Bonnie’s rockabilly songs will be a
big hit with fans of country music\,” said Adam Wheat\, Ouachita’s fine ar
ts administrator\, adding that “anyone who appreciates fun music” will enj
oy her performance.

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Wheat has been working to expand the Guest Art
ist Series\, which includes musical and theatrical performances as well as
visual arts displays. “We wanted to reserve at least one space in our ser
ies each year to feature one of our many distinguished alumni\,” he explai
ned.

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Montgomery\, a native of Arkansas\, is known as a classically
trained opera singer by day and country queen by night. Describing her st
yle\, her website says\, “Bonnie’s catalog hails from a place where outlaw
country saddles up with Americana and folk.”

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She has traveled acr
oss the U.S. and Europe sharing her twist on classic country music\, and i
n 2010 she earned the attention of publications such as The New Yorker
\, The Economist\, The Huffington Post\, The Lo
ndon Daily Telegraph and Time Magazine for her composition o
f Billy Blythe\, a folk opera based on the childhood of President
Bill Clinton. Montgomery’s first full-length album was released in the su
mmer of 2014\, and she is currently traveling the country with her band pe
rforming concerts in such cities as Little Rock\, Austin and Los Angeles.<
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Following graduation from Ouachita in 2002\, she traveled to China
to teach English before returning to the U.S. to complete her Master of A
rts degree in music at the University of Missouri’s Kansas City Conservato
ry of Music. She was named a recipient of the Ouachita Alumni Milestone Aw
ard in 2012.

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Tickets are $5 each and may be purchased from the OBU
Box Office weekdays from 1-5 p.m. Tickets also may be purchased online at
www.obu.edu/boxoffice. Current
Ouachita students may receive one free ticket by presenting their student
ID at the box office. For more information\, call the box office at (870)
245-5555 during business hours.

Dr. Chris Han
ning from West Chester University will be our guest artist. He will perfor
m with the Percussion Ensemble Monday night\, possibly the Jazz Band Tuesd
ay night\, and the Steel Band on Wednesday night.